About The Kaslo Chamber
Organizational Description
The Kaslo & Area Chamber of Commerce (KACC) is a membership-based organization comprised of businesses, organizations and individuals, committed to building a strong business community. Our organization dates back as far as 1898. The Kaslo & Area Chamber of Commerce is federally incorporated under the Boards of Trade Act and under the Income Tax Act, we are registered as a not-for-profit. As the Chamber of Commerce, we host a number of functions and activities throughout the year, including our Annual General Meeting, Annual May Days Festival and Parade, a “Light-Up” Christmas Fair, a Membership Christmas Party (Recognizing Business Excellence), a variety of networking mixers and our signature promotion “Choose Local”.
Mission Statement
The Kaslo & Area Chamber of Commerce creates a positive entrepreneurial climate that improves community prosperity, collaboration, and sustainability to attract new enterprises and services while supporting already existing ones to the area. We take the many voices of the individual businesses and sectors in our community and collapse them into one meaningful voice from which policy can be identified and advocated.
Vision Statment
The Kaslo & Area Chamber of Commerce supports vibrant, resilient, and diverse communities throughout Upper Kootenay Lake, through promoting and engaging an active entrepreneurial climate, while embracing the values of rural life.
WE ARE BETTER TOGETHER.
We are stronger together.
Together we make a difference.
Together we stand, resilient.
Together we create a better today, a better tomorrow.
Meetings Schedule
Chamber Board of Directors Meetings are held at 6:30 pm on the first Monday of each month, barring special circumstances.
Our Chamber Board has been meeting via Zoom for the past months. When not meeting via Zoom, our Board meets at the Kemball Building, 312 4th Street, Kaslo, BC Any Kaslo and Area Chamber member is welcome to attend any Chamber Board meeting. Please contact thekaslochamber@gmail.com for more info or if you would like to make a presentation to the Board.
2021 Schedule
January 4, 2021
February 1, 2021
March 1, 2021
April 12, 2021- AGM and business meeting
May 3, 2021
June 7, 2021
July 5, 2021
August 2, 2021
September 6, 2021
October 4, 2021
November 2, 2021
December 6, 2021
Kaslo & Area
Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 329
Kaslo, BC V0G 1M0
Email: thekaslochamber@gmail.com